Alexandra Viney is an Australian Paralympic rower. She was a member of the PR3 Mix 4+ at the
2020 Tokyo Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic ...
and has been selected to compete at the
2024 Paris Paralympics.
Personal
Viney was born on 10 June 1992.
She attended
Launceston Grammar School
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. In December 2010, she survived a high-speed car accident caused by a drunk driver.
The accident resulted in her with long term impairments to her left elbow, forearm and hand. She has graduated with Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (Sports Nutrition) from
Deakin University, and Master of Business (Sports Management). Viney operates a small business.
Rowing
Viney was a promising young rower throughout her high school years at
Launceston Grammar. In May 2018, it was suggested that she take up para rowing and in November 2018 sat in a boat for the first time.
In May 2019, she debuted for Australia at the Gavirate International Para Regatta placing second in the PR3 Mix 4+ and fourth place at her first
2019 World Rowing Championships
The 2019 World Rowing Championships were held in Ottensheim, Austria from 25 August to 1 September 2019. Apart from Ottensheim, the right to host the championships was contested by Hamburg in Germany, Račice in the Czech Republic, and Varese ...
.
At the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
, Viney was a member of the
PR3 Mix 4+ consisting of
Tom Birtwhistle,
James Talbot,
Nikki Ayers
Nikki Ayers is an Australian Paralympic rower. She was a member of the PR3 Mix 4+ at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Ayers and Jed Altschwager won a gold medal at the 2023 World Rowing Championships and have been selected to compete at the 2024 P ...
and herself. Their cox was
Renae Domaschenz. They qualified for the final after winning their Repechage with time of 7:06.98 but came fourth in the final and failed to win a medal.
Viney with Alex Vuillermin won the silver medal in the
PR3 W2- at the
2022 World Rowing Championships. With
Jessica Gallagher
Jessica Gallagher (born 14 March 1986) is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Wi ...
,
James Talbot,
Tom Birthwhistle and
Teesaan Koo (cox) finished fourth in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four.
At the
2024 Paris Paralympics is a member of the
PR3 mixed coxed four that includes
Susannah Lutze,
Tom Birtwhistle,
Tobiah Goffsassen and
Hannah Cowap (cox).
References
External links
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Australian Rowing History Profile
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1992 births
Living people
Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Rowers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic rowers for Australia
Australian female rowers
Sportspeople from Launceston, Tasmania
21st-century Australian sportswomen
Sportswomen from Tasmania